[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 175 (Monday, September 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22815]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Hearings and Appeals

43 CFR Part 4


Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document eliminates redundant words in 43 CFR 4.1(a) 
addressing authority of Administrative Law Judges to hold hearings 
within the Department of the Interior.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James P. Terry, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203 
Telephone: (703) 235-3810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because this action reflects agency 
management in deleting non-substantive, redundant language relating to 
scope of actions for which Administrative Law Judges within the 
Department of the Interior have existing hearing responsibility, the 
Department has determined that the provisions of the Administrative 
Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. 553 (b) and (d), allowing for public notice 
and comment and a 30-day delay in the effective date of a rule, are 
unnecessary and impracticable.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 4

    Administrative practice and procedure, Scope of authority, 
Applicable regulations.

    Therefore, under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior 
contained in 5 U.S.C. 301, section 4.1(a) in Subpart A in Part 4 of 
Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:

PART 4--[AMENDED]

Subpart A--General; Office of Hearings and Appeals

    1. The authority citation for Part 4 continues to read:

    Authority: R.S. 2478, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1201, unless 
otherwise noted.

    2. Section 4.1(a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 4.1   [AMENDED]

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    (a) A Hearings Division comprised of administrative law judges who 
are authorized to conduct hearings in cases required by law to be 
conducted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 554, and hearings in other cases arising 
under statutes and regulations of the Department, including rule making 
hearings, and
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    Dated: August 28, 1996.
Bonnie R. Cohen,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 96-22815 Filed 9-6-96; 8:45 am]
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